Friday, 23 July 2021 | PNS | Dehradun
Chief minister Pushkar Singh Dhami chaired a video conference with senior officials and district magistrates on Thursday evening to review arrangements being made for protection from Covid-19. Seeking information from all district magistrates about the arrangements in their districts, Dhami directed them to ensure proper arrangement of oxygen, oxygen supported beds, ICU beds along with separate oxygen and ICU beds for children. All the district magistrates should ensure these arrangements by July 31, he directed. Arrangements will be made wherever doctors or funds are needed to ensure the needful, he added.
Dhami said that both testing and vaccination are very important for protection from Covid. He directed the officials to make sure that necessary arrangements are made on time to deal with the possible third wave of Covid. Stating that there had been a drop in new Covid cases in the recent past, he stressed on the need for still observing precautions against the virus. Adequate oxygen, oxygen supported beds, ICU, ventilators and separate wards for children should be ensured in all district hospitals, community health centres (CHCs) and primary health centres (PHCs). The chief minister said that he will talk to the Union Defence minister and Home minister for additional beds and vaccines in military hospitals of the state for treatment of Covid patients. The chief minister further directed that all the district magistrates should evaluate the arrangements to be made in all the hospitals so that when needed, the load is not exerted only on one hospital. He also stressed on the importance of raising public awareness for this purpose.
The chief secretary Sukhbir Singh Sandhu directed the district magistrates to remain prepared to tackle the challenge of the third wave of Covid-19. This will enable the government to succeed in enhancing the health infrastructure. He said that focus should also be laid on how these facilities can be used after the Covid pandemic. Coordination should be established among all departments to resolve problems in a better manner, he added.
The Health secretary Amit Singh Negi informed in detail about the arrangements made for protection from Covid-19 in the state. Information was also presented about the arrangements made by all the district magistrates at their level.
Additional chief secretary Anand Bardhan, secretaries Pankaj Kumar Pandey, Ranjit Sinha and other departmental officials were also present in the meeting.
